English Speaker in Strasbourg

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English Speaker in Strasbourg

by Whitney
(Strasbourg)

I recently relocated to Strasbourg and have had quite a hard time with the transition.

I am looking for resources which would help me socialize more. Anything like wine tastings, cooking classes and even child play groups (as I have an 18-month-old son) preferably resources taught in English or broken English as I do not know French.

I'm also looking for a housekeeper if you know of any. If you could provide me with any resources I would greatly appreciate it!

Best Regards,

Whitney

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Resources for Expats in Alsace
by: Suzele

Hi Whitney

Unfortunately I live on the opposite end of Alsace near Basel Switzerland so I don't know much about what's going on in Strasbourg locally.

On the other hand, I have been living here for over 4 years now and I can tell you that it gets a lot better...

I remember my first year being not so fun...

Finding other English speakers will make a huge difference for you. Although some people tend to hide out in their little "island of English".

And if you are planning on staying in France for a long time, you might as well go ahead and learn some French so you can do whatever you want...

Of course that's based on my personal mistakes : )

There is a small expat group in Strasbourg http://www.americansinalsace.com

There are probably other groups for Canadians, Australians, and British expats as well (with Strasbourg being an international city and all...)

I would expect the British group to likely be much bigger (if there is one).

They will know about where to go to get what and they likely will have get togethers on a regular basis for you and your children.

And if you ever make it to Basel (about 1 and a half hours away by train), we have a really big group of English speakers (approx 800 families now) at Centrepoint http://www.centrepoint.ch

And you can check out http://www.thought-detective.com. It's written by an expat who is a life coach and specializes in dealing with foreign languages.

It has a lot of stories about how being an expat can be a lot of fun, how not to do things, and what other people have experienced and how they handled it.

Take care of yourself,

Suzele

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New to Strasbourg
by: alex

Hi Whitney

I just moved here as well about two weeks ago and I am an Aussie trying to learn French.

I'm looking for part time work housecleaning or similar if you're interested.

Alex

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